Section 18942 - Submittals(a) A corporate officer, acting on behalf of a manufacturer or stewardship organization, shall register with the department. The registration process shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:(1) Contact information of the corporate officer responsible for submitting stewardship plan and annual report documents to the department and for overseeing carpet stewardship program activities, including, but not limited to:(C) Name of Company or Stewardship Organization(D) Mailing address and physical address(G) Web address, if applicable(H) Location and custodian of records(2) List each manufacturer participating in the stewardship organization, including, but not limited to:(C) Name of Company or Stewardship Organization(D) Mailing address and physical address(G) Web address, if applicable(H) Location and custodian of records(3) List of brands covered under the stewardship plan.(b) The stewardship plan must be submitted electronically according to instructions provided by the department. A hard copy signed by a corporate officer of a manufacturer or stewardship organization, under the penalty of perjury, must also be submitted to the department. (1) The information submitted in a stewardship plan shall address the criteria for approval in § 18943 and be organized according to this standard outline: (C) Performance Goals and Activities(D) Solid Waste Management Hierarchy(H) Education and Outreach(I) Program Performance Measurement(J) Stakeholder Consultation(2) The department may approve, disapprove, or conditionally approve a stewardship plan. A manufacturer or stewardship organization has 60 days to resubmit a plan or provide any supplemental information requested by the department when a plan is disapproved or conditionally-approved.(3) Plans shall be updated within 30 days of a significant or material change.(4) The approved stewardship plan shall be a public record, except that financial, production, or sales data reported to the department by a manufacturer or stewardship organization is not a public record under the California Public Records Act, as described in Chapter 3.5 (commencing with § 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code and shall not be open to public inspection. The department may release financial, production, or sales data in summary form only that cannot be attributable to a specific manufacturer.(c) The annual report shall be submitted by a corporate officer acting on behalf of a manufacturer or stewardship organization that is operating a carpet stewardship program under a department-approved stewardship plan.(1) The annual report must be submitted electronically to the department, according to instructions provided by the department. A hard copy, signed by a corporate officer of a manufacturer or stewardship organization under the penalty of perjury, must also be submitted.(2) The information submitted in an annual report shall address the criteria for a finding of compliance per 42976 as outlined in § 18944 Annual Report Compliance Criteria and be organized according to this standard outline: (E) Description of Goals and Activities(H) Education and OutreachCal. Code Regs. Tit. 14, § 18942
1. New section filed 1-26-2012; operative 1-26-2012 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2012, No. 4). Note: Authority cited: Section 40502, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 42972, 42975 and 42976, Public Resources Code.
1. New section filed 1-26-2012; operative 1-26-2012 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2012, No. 4).